Covid-19 OSHA Complaint, Applied Optoelectronics Inc, 13139 Jess Pirtle Boulevard, SUGAR LAND, TX, 77478, USA

13139 Jess Pirtle Boulevard, Sugar Land, 77478 Texas, United States

Complaint 1) Employer did not inform employees of a Covid outbreak at the facility and did not provide effective controls during the outbreak exposing other employees to the SARS-CoV-2 virus. OSHA Ref: OSH Act of 1970 Section 5(a)(1) ( General duty clause) Complaint 2) Injuries are not recorded on the OSHA 300 log or equivalent. An employee injury that occurred in December 2020 and led to the employee being transported to the hospital by EMS, was not recorded on the OSHA 300 logs for the calendar year 2020. OSHA Ref: 1904.4(a); 1904.7(a) Complaint 3) Flammable chemicals were stored in the lab leading to an explosion exposing employees to safety hazards. OSHA Ref: 1910.106(d)(1)(i) Complaint 4) The facility has large numbers of flammable chemicals on site. Managers are advised to call EHS instead of EMS during an emergency. In addition, between the hours of 6pm and 12am, there is no employee trained to render first aid working. Employees have not been trained on what to do incase of an emergency such as evacuation routes and muster points during a fire or explosion. OSHA ref 1910.151(a), 1910.151(b); 1910.38(c)(1); 1910.38(c)(2); 1910.38(c)(4) Complaint 5) Employees are not provided training in a language they understand making the training ineffective. Supervisory personnel do not understand safety programs and directions because they are written in a language they do not understand. Employees are unable to understand SDS information. OSHA Ref: 1910.1200(h)(3)

Alleged Hazards: 5, Employees Exposed: 25
Source: Osha.gov | Receipt Date: 2021-01-25